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Words Starting with "D"

Duty
B2noun
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Duty

A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility that someone is required to fulfill.

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Dweller
B2noun
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Dweller

A person or animal that lives in or at a specified place.

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Dynamic
B2adjective
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Dynamic

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

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Dystopian
C1adjective
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Dystopian

Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

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damselfly
C1noun
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damselfly

An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.

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darling
B2noun
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darling

A beloved person, especially one who is very dear or charming; often used as a term of endearment.

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database
B2noun
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database

A structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.

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daydreaming
B2noun
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daydreaming

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

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declamation
C1noun
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declamation

The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.

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deductible
B2noun
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deductible

A specified amount of money that the insured must pay before an insurance company will pay a claim.

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deep-structure
C1noun
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deep-structure

In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.

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demolish
B2verb
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demolish

To pull down or destroy a building or other structure completely.

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